The Yankees are 30-19 and just shook off a rough Subway Series weekend by taking 2 of their last 3. The Jays are 9 games back of them in the AL East, banged up everywhere, and now they get to face Cam Schlittler at home. Good times.
Schlittler is the story here. A 1.35 ERA through 9 starts with 59 punchouts, 9 walks, and 1 homer allowed — per OptaSTATS, no MLB pitcher had put up that line through his first 9 starts since Walter Johnson in 1913. He went 6 scoreless against the Brewers last time out and shook off a 108.5 mph comebacker to the calf. That's the guy on the mound tonight.
Toronto counters with Trey Yesavage, who has been the one bright spot in an otherwise miserable Jays rotation picture. He didn't debut until late April after a shoulder impingement, and he's been on a soft pitch count — usually capped somewhere in the 65-85 range — but the results have been there. A 1.40 ERA over his early work is not nothing, even in a small sample.
- Day-To-DayErnie Clement 2B — Clement has strep throat and is out of the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Yankees, Hazel Mae of Sportsnet reports.
- Day-To-DayGeovanny Jesus Planchart C — no
- Day-To-DayChay Yeager RP — Yeager will undergo season-ending UCL surgery on his right elbow Wednesday, Arden Zwelling of Sportsnet.ca reports.
- Day-To-DayCJ Stubbs C — The Blue Jays signed Stubbs to a minor-league contract Friday that includes an invitation to spring training.
- Day-To-DayJaven Coleman P — no
- 10-Day-ILAlejandro Kirk C — Kirk has not been cleared to take full batting practice yet because he still feels a bit of soreness in his surgically repaired left thumb while hitting, Mitch Bannon of The Athletic reports.
- 10-Day-ILAddison Barger RF — Barger (elbow) was in Toronto for a follow-up exam Monday, seeking the green light to start hitting and throwing Tuesday, Shi Davidi of Sportsnet.ca reports.
- 10-Day-ILNathan Lukes RF — Lukes (hamstring) will begin a rehab assignment with the rookie-level Florida Complex League on Monday, Ben Nicholson-Smith of Sportsnet.ca reports.
- Day-To-DayTravis MacGregor SP — MacGregor underwent Tommy John surgery last September and will miss the entire 2019 season, Jonathan Mayo of MLB.com reports.
- 10-Day-ILJose Caballero SS — Caballero (finger) played catch Monday, Gary Phillips of the New York Daily News reports.
- 10-Day-ILJasson Dominguez LF — Dominguez (shoulder) has been swinging a bat in the pool and working out in the weight room, Gary Phillips of the New York Daily News reports.
- 10-Day-ILGiancarlo Stanton DH — Yankees manager Aaron Boone said Saturday that Stanton (calf) is doing "more dynamic stuff" but isn't yet ready to ramp up running, Gary Phillips of the New York Daily News reports.
- 15-Day-ILGerrit Cole SP — Manager Aaron Boone announced Tuesday that Cole (elbow) will be reinstated from the 15-day injured list to make his season debut Friday versus the Rays, Chris Kirschner of The Athletic reports.
- 15-Day-ILMax Fried SP — The Yankees placed Fried on the 15-day injured list Friday due to a left elbow bone bruise, Gary Phillips of the New York Daily News reports.
- 15-Day-ILAngel Chivilli RP — Manager Aaron Boone said Tuesday that Chivilli (shoulder) will be shut down from throwing for roughly three weeks, Bryan Hoch of MLB.com reports.
- 60-Day-ILClarke Schmidt SP — Schmidt (elbow) threw a bullpen session Friday, Pete Caldera of The Bergen Record reports.
And about that rotation picture: Berrios is getting elbow surgery, Scherzer is still rehabbing the forearm/thumb/ankle smoothie, Bieber is facing live hitters but not close, and Bowden Francis is on the 60-day. Alejandro Kirk's thumb still isn't right, Anthony Santander is on the 60-day, and Ernie Clement is out tonight with strep throat. Schneider is duct-taping a lineup together against the AL ERA leaders.
Market's read is pretty clear. Yankees -1.5 is the sharper number per the EV figures, but everything in this game prices as a small loser to the closing line — DK has the total at 8.5 while Pinnacle sits at 8, which is the kind of half-run gap that usually screams stay away unless you've got a real read.
Pick a side if you must, but this one has the shape of a low-scoring Schlittler showcase. Toronto needs to bank one of these 4 before the rotation thins out further. Hard to see it being this one.